By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: As we observe the ‘World Environment Day’ on June 5, we forget that the rabid and rapid ‘development’ we are striving for our comfort comes at a huge price – that of denting the environment, the health of which and its sustenance is entirely ourContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: Kerala is also called ‘God’s own country.’ The state proudly flaunts this tagline, which was conferred on her because of, besides various other reasons, her enviable track record in the health front. Her health indices are comparable to, or even better than those of developedContinue Reading
The real issue is not whether or not he is entitled to make a political statementContinue Reading
The massive geopolitical power shift to Russia threatens the political dominance of the United States Continue Reading
A multipronged approach in education needed to change negative social attitudes towards womenContinue Reading
Carelessness, unprofessionalism kill 18 in VaranasiContinue Reading
In the last few years this ‘soul’ has been ravaged, raped, corrupted, communalized, manipulated in every possible wayContinue Reading
Tribalism is humans’ default modeContinue Reading
The tiny state of Kerala is on the road to becoming the ‘Cradle of Saints’ with 21 people in the Catholic Church awaiting canonization in the coming years. Canonisation, a process of proclaiming one worthy of worship, follows three stages of declaring an aspiring saint as ‘Servant of God’, ‘Venerable’Continue Reading
Chhotebhai Some Christians of Kerala prefer to be called “Syrian Christians”. Others consider it a misnomer, and would rather be called “Thomas Christians”, because their forefathers were converted in apostolic times itself by St Thomas. I am not from Kerala (though most of my good friends are Malayalees) but IContinue Reading
